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African Journal of Public Affairs Volume 9, Number 3 (2016)
Recent Submissions
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Kroukamp, Hendrik Jacobus
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2016)
The now apparently unrealistic expectations of the public generated by the
democratic transformation in South Africa led inter alia to public disillusionment due
to a failure of government to deliver basic services and ...
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Lues, B.
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2016)
This article argues that social innovation (SI) for delivering and improving local
government services is already used with much success in European and Asian
countries as well as in the United States of America. However, ...
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Madumo, Onkgopotse Senatla
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2016)
Most African countries have undergone administrative reform since the end
of colonisation and oppression. These measures were imperative as they aim at
creating an environment conducive for development, growth and ...
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Mbecke, Paulin; Mokoena, S.K.
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2016)
The South African cooperative governmental system consists of three distinct,
interdependent and interrelated spheres (local, provincial and national) of government.
The collaboration, coordination and cooperation between ...
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Sayeed, C.M.
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2016)
Improving ethics is critical for enhancing accountability and vice versa, as ethical
standards impact on the performance and the extent to which public officials are
willing, or unwilling to be accountable for their ...
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Thornhill, Christopher
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2016)
An article entitled ‘The role of the Public Protector: case studies in public accountability’
was published by the author in the African Journal of Public Affairs, 4(2), September
2011. That article focused on some cases ...
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Van Dijk, Hilligje Gerritdina; Labuschagne, M.J.
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2016)
With the creation of the Senior Management Service (SMS) in 2001 a specific
attempt was made at professionalising the senior management cadre of the
Public Service. An inherent requirement for professionalisation is ...
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Van Niekerk, Tryna; Dalton-Brits, E.
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2016)
Public accountability is, to an increasing extent, becoming one of the main
requirements of good governance in all spheres of government. Ijeoma and
Sambumbu (2013:282) maintain that effective accountability and oversight ...
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(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2016)
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Baloyi, M.C.; Naidoo, Goonasagree
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2016)
The purpose of the study is to investigate the extent to which the 2004 higher
education mergers contributed to the post-1994 democratic government’s broader
transformation policy agenda of South African society in ...
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Du Plessis, L.M.
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2016)
Any organisation’s functioning is dependent on the people involved in it and
their ability to optimally work towards the organisation’s mandate. In a highly
competitive world, career success and accompanying rewards play ...
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Hendriks, C.J.
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2016)
Intergovernmental fiscal transfers from national government to provincial
governments are essential to ensure that provinces perform their allocated functions
at the required standard. In this regard, the Constitution ...